Arrival

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Jonathan F Extremely short-paced, felt like most of the movie was empty without a real driving story. I would have hoped for more action. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/22 Full Review Katie D An amazing film! very well-done, thought-provoking, entertaining and unpredictable. my only complaint is about the loud horn blasts that accompany so many science fiction movie scenes - unnecessary, unrealistic and distracting! other than that it was awesome! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/15/21 Full Review Jack t On my first watch I never know what to expect from it but from what I know is that the film's very similar to Close Encounters of the Third Kind. And just given the film rewatches I finally come to the conclusion where I think it's an awesome even though it's not scary nor does it have any disturbing scenes in it. With the help of Denis Villeneuve, he will make the film awesome for us like he did with Dune. Louise Banks played by Amy Adams, who's daughter passed away from an incurable illness and twelve extraterrestrial spacecraft hover over various locations around the Earth. In the ensuing widespread panic, affected nations send military and scientific experts to monitor and study them. Colonel Weber played by Forest Whitaker, recruits Banks and Ian Donnelly played by Jeremy Renner, to study the craft above Montana. On board, they make contact with two cephalopod-like, seven-limbed aliens, whom they call "heptapods". Banks and Donnelly research the complex written language of the heptapods, consisting of palindromic phrases written with circular symbols, and share the results with other nations. As Banks studies the language, she starts to have flashback-like visions of her daughter. I love the opening where you hear music kick in like it was something nostalgic years ago. The way I heard it, the nostalgia is real when you feel it. Arrival is not some scary horror film even though this film is science fiction but not scary like the way you put Alien and The Thing in it together in the sense. The look of the craft is something you don't see every day. This is where you get to see aliens from it but when the time comes, when it gets foggy, you'll see what I mean even though we don't have many fogs out here every day. This is a eye opening film with it's answers of what the symbols mean and the film delivers a great cinematography, a compelling performance from Amy Adams, a good story and directing. If people took this film the first time and says it's nothing special, and they must be out of their minds 'cause they have no idea what they're missing but if they watch it twice or more, they'll grow to appreciate it 'cause this is one of the best films of 2016 and that's saying much. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Dave W One of those movies where you know the book is good. I liked the plot but the script was poor and it all felt a bit wooden. I really felt like I was watching a plot being executed instead of some characters having an experience. Worth watching for the story, it looks pretty too Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/12/24 Full Review Audience Member Ok, something a little different and kept me interested, but not great, was not into the ending.. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Audience Member So boring, expected more. Could have used these talented actors for more. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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